The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-02
QUEEN KAPIOLANI. ,
Her Majestys Reception at Wash
ington, D. G.
letter from Minister HI.
A.P. Garter. Describing the In.
cidents of the Visit.

/ in a letter to the Minister OF Foreign
! Affairs, furnishes the following interest
ing account of the visit of Her Majesty
the Queen and royal party to Washing
ton, in which city they were the honored
| guests of the United States Govern
ment:
have the honor to inform you of the
visit of Her Majesty Queen Kapiolani and
Her Royal Highness the Princess Liliuoka-
lani and suites to this capital.
On the third of May, having been ap-
prised by telegraph of the approach of the
Royal party, L went to the city of Balti-
more to meet them. L was accompanied by
Mr. Sevelton A. Brown of the State De-
partment, Captain Taylor of the United
States Army, and Lieutenant Rodgers of
the United States Navy, who had been
assigned to the duty of acting as escort to
Her Majesty to the capital and during her
stay therein. We found Her Majesty and
Her Royal Highness in good health, and
we arrived in this city at 8 o'clock.
The Government had carriages at the
station which conveyed the royal party at
once to the Arlington Hotel, where apart
ments had been engaged for their accom-
mediation.
On Wednesday, at II o'clock in the fore
noon, the Honorable Secretary of State,
attended by Mr.. Adee, Assistant Secretary
of State, called to welcome Her Majesty in
the name of the Government.
At noon Her Majesty and Her Royal
Highness with their suites, accompanied
by Mrs. Carter and myself, and the escort
ing officials, drove to the Executive man
sion, where the President of the United
States and Mrs. Cleveland received the
Royal party The Secretary. of State re-
ceived Her Majesty at the carriage door
The President at the door of the reception
room. After fifteen minutes spent in pleas
ant conversation, Her Majesty withdrew
and returned to the Hotel. At 2 p. m.
Mrs. Cleveland, with the ladies of the
families OF the members of the Presidents
Cabinet, called on Her Majesty and Her
Royal Highness at the Hotel. They were
received by General Iaukea and myself in
uniform, and escorted into the presence of
Her Majesty and Her Royal Highness;
Mrs. Cleveland presented the accompany
ing ladies. Her Majesty was attended on
this occasion by the escOrting officers, Mrs
and Miss Carter, myself and by the Hon.
George s. Boutwell,, Counsellor of the
Legation, as well as by her usual suite.
This call occupied about twenty minutes,
when the ladies withdrew, attended by Gen.
Iaukea, General Dominis and myself
Her Majesty then gave audience to a
committee of gentlemen representing the
Municipal Government of the city of Bos-
ton, who came to Washington to extend
an invitation to Her Majesty and party to
visit that city, which was graciously ac-
cepted. In the afternoon of that day Her
Majesty and Her Royal Highness and
suite visited the Washington Monument,
the National Museum, where several Ha-
waiian cur,csities were displayed, the Cap
itol building and the Government institu-
ton for the education for deaf mutes.
On the evening of the same day Her
Majesty and Her Royal Highness with
His Excellency Gen. Iaukea and Colonel
Boyd honored this Legation with their
at dinner, and from 9:30 p. M to
IL 80 p. m. reception was held which was
attended by the Cabinet Officers and their
ladies. the General of the army, the Ad-
miral of the navy, Justices of the Supreme
Court and a large number of persons of
prominence, as well as many of those per-
sons in Washington who had visited the !
Hawaiian Islands.
On Thursday, at 10 o'clock a. M, Her
Majesty and Her Royal HIghness drove to
the Washington barracks, where a parade |
Of the garrison had been ordered in their
with a salute, and after the parade Her
Majesty sent for the officers of the regi-
nents and of the battery, and thanked
hem personally for the honors done
ler.
At2 o'clock p. m. of that day Her Maj
esty graciously received the members of the
Diplomatic Corps of Washington who at
ended, with few exceptions, in full uni
orm. Those who could not attend sent
etters explaining their absence The re-
eption was held at this Legation.
Her Majesty and Her Royal Highness
we're then taken for drive through some
# the beautiful suburbs of the city, stop
ing for short while at the races of the
National Jockey Club.
On Friday the 9th instant, Her Majesty
nd Her Royal Highness, attended by
heir respective suites, the escorting United
tates officers, Mrs. Carter and myself,
rove to the navy yard, where royal
alute was fired as Her Majesty entered
ne enclosure The Royal party drove to
ne wharf to the United States steamer
ispatch, on board of which vessel dis
nguished company had been invited to
Her Majesty and II. r. H. the
rincess on an excursion to Mount Vernon
) visit the former home and present tomb
General Washington.
As the vessel left the dock another sa- ,
lite was fired and the United States ship
alena manned yards and saluted the
oval guest.
The weather was perfect and Her Maj
'ty and party greatly enjoyed the occa- :
on. On the return another royal salute !,
as fred from the Navy Yard and the :
ards of the Galena were again manned
On the evening of Friday Her Majesty
Id Her Royal Highness, with Lieutenant
eneral Domlnis, His Excellency Gen. Tau b
"a, Col. ] H. Boyd and members of this v